Lot 043
Aely Manaf
b. Perak, 1975
Nude, 2016
signed and dated
‘aely manaf 16’ (lower right)
mixed media on canvas
153 x 99cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Selangor
ESTIMATE RM 3,200 – 5,500
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Well known for highly textured and tactile qualities on canvas, Aely Manaf translates the human figure into poetic shapes and colours. The artist is noted for his disfigured human faces. His colour play could be linked to his being a purveyor of painting colour products. He became noticed in 2013 when his work, Exclaimation Points, won the US$1,000 Bronze Medal in the UOB Painting of the Year under the Emerging Artist category. Prior to that, he has taken part in group exhibitions like the Young And New Part III (2011) and IV (2012) at HOM Art Trans, and in other exhibitions in contemporary art spaces like Core Design Gallery (2012), G13 Gallery (2013), and Curate Henry Butcher (2016). His first solo exhibition Human Nature was held at HOM Art Trans in 2017.
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